Ok, years ago in the late 60's during one particular spring/summer, I drove almost daily to the Susquhanna River when the shad spawned to fish. If you've never experienced fishing shad while they spawn it's amazing. Using small shad darts as bait you would catch a Hickory every other cast. The Hickory's are very boney and not good to eat but if you caught a female loaded with eggs, now that was a different thing. Had a great aunt who loved me when I visited with shad roe.